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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Maternal satisfaction with a novel filtered-sunlight phototherapy for newborn jaundice in Southwest Nigeria
BMC Pediatrics, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 180, Year 2014
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Background: In many resource-limited settings, the availability of effective phototherapy for jaundiced infants is frequently hampered by lack of, or inadequate resources to acquire and maintain conventional electric-powered phototherapy devices. This study set out to ascertain maternal experience and satisfaction with a novel treatment of infants with significant hyperbilirubinemia using filtered sunlight phototherapy (FSPT) in a tropical setting with irregular access to effective conventional phototherapy.Methods: A cross-sectional satisfaction survey was conducted among mothers of jaundiced infants treated with FSPT in an inner-city maternity hospital in Lagos, Nigeria from November 2013 to March 2014. Mothers' experience during treatment was elicited with a pretested questionnaire consisting of closed and open-ended items. Satisfaction was rated on a five-point Likert scale. Correlates of overall maternal satisfaction were explored with descriptive and inferential non-parametric statistics.Results: A total of 191 mothers were surveyed, 77 (40%) of whom had no prior knowledge of neonatal jaundice. Maternal satisfaction was highest for quality of nursing care received (mean: 4.72 ± 0.55, median: 5[IQR: 5-5]) and lowest for physical state of the test environment (mean: 3.85 ± 0.74, median: 4[IQR: 3-4]). The overall rating (mean: 4.17 ± 0.58, median: 4[IQR: 4-5]) and the observed effect of FSPT on the babies (mean: 4.34 ± 0.58, 4[IQR: 4-5]) were quite satisfactory. FSPT experience was significantly correlated with the adequacy of information received (p < 0.0005), test environment (p = 0.002) and the observed effect of FSPT on the child (p < 0.0005). Almost all mothers (98.4%) indicated willingness to use FSPT in future or recommend it to others, although some (30 or 15.7%) disliked the idea of exposing newborns to sunlight.Conclusions: Mothers of jaundiced newborns in this population are likely to be satisfied with FSPT where it is inevitable as an alternative to conventional electric-powered phototherapy. Adequate information, good test environment and friendly nursing care must be ensured for satisfactory maternal experience. © 2014 Olusanya et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Olusanya, Bolajoko Olubukunola
Nigeria, Lagos
Centre for Healthy Start Initiative
Imam, Zainab Oluwatosin
Nigeria, Lagos
Massey Street Children's Hospital
Mabogunje, Cecilia Abimbola
Nigeria, Lagos
Massey Street Children's Hospital
Emokpae, Abieyuwa A.
Nigeria, Lagos
Massey Street Children's Hospital
Slusher, Tina Marye
United States, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2431-14-180
e-ISSN:
14712431
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria